Hello Emerging Leaders! I'm Ligaya Ganster. For the curious, the name "Ligaya" means "happiness" in Tagalog. I am liaison to the Honors College, the Cora P. Maloney College, and International Student and Scholars Services at the [State University of New York at Buffalo](UB). On a given day, I might provide reference, information literacy training, or research consultations to faculty, students, and research personnel. I also regularly teach a course titled "ULC257: Introduction to Research Methods" at UB.

My research interests include: marketing library services to first year students, increasing diversity in libraries, and applying Web 2.0 tools into information literacy
programs. Recently I recently volunteered to serve on ALA’s New Members Round Table Membership, Promotion, Diversity, and Recruitment Committee.

When I'm not working and thinking about libraries, I spend my time visiting the many locally owned restaurants around Buffalo, traveling to Toronto(an hour away), and learning to cook. I'm also interested in Buffalo's urban reuse and urban renewal projects as a new resident of the Allentown neighborhood. As a lover of architecture, I am often found roaming the neighborhoods, scoping out Frank Lloyd Wright's mark on the unique city of Buffalo.